Edgedancer

This is such a hard one to review! I'm.....not a big fan of the character Lift. She seems to be a love her or hate her character, and while I feel hate is a pretty strong word for my reaction to her, I do find her really difficult to like. Having said that, I do like this story and her ideal does pull on my heartstrings. There is a lot in this short book to chew on in the grander scheme of Cosmere and Stormlight Archive things, so it is essential to read and worth plugging through even if Lift is annoying to you. It looks like she will play a much larger role in the coming books, and Brandon has mentioned she's one of his favourite characters, so she's not going anywhere anytime soon. I hope that over time her story will make up for the things I dislike about her character, which Brandon has managed to do with some of the other characters I wasn't a big fan of the first time or at the beginning, so I do have hope she'll grow on me. But I digress. This one is for sure essential to read if you're reading the larger Stormlight Archive books, but your enjoyment of it may depend on whether Lift is a hit or miss for you.